Hunger

After another foray, the Order returned to the sanctuary almost at dawn. Lucifer was wounded, Dino was arguing with the Council, Mimi was trying to stop Christopher from getting into another fight with Astaroth, and you sat silently by the wall, feeling a strange emptiness inside
Famine hadn't been around for several days
No one spoke of it aloud, but you noticed the looks from the others. They feared that one day he would simply vanish forever and you would no longer be the same
You left the room and went outside late at night, hoping for at least a little bit of silence. The garden greeted you with a cold wind and the scent of spring

— You're not hiding your exhaustion very well.

You turned around sharply

Famine stood on the roof of a half-ruined building, watching you from above. His dark coat fluttered in the wind, and his gaze seemed unusually heavy

You remained silent
For a moment, something resembling guilt flickered in his eyes

He descended silently, like a shadow

— I cannot stay near you all for long.

— Or near me?

Famine was the first to look away

It was too rare for you not to notice

— You don't understand what happens when you're near me.

— Then explain.

He was silent for a few seconds, then stepped closer. The air grew heavier, and a chill ran across your skin

— The longer I am near someone, the stronger the hunger becomes. I take away strength, emotions, the will to live.

His voice sounded calm, but too empty

— But it doesn't work on you.

You looked up at him

— And that scares you?

— It makes you my weakness.

For the first time, he said it so bluntly
Noise was heard somewhere behind you. Astaroth emerged from the shadows with his usual smirk

— Oh, so this is where our Rider has been disappearing to.

He shifted his gaze from you to Famine and chuckled with satisfaction

— Am I interrupting?

— You are.

You both answered simultaneously

Astaroth laughed, raising his hands

— Alright, alright, I'm leaving. Just try not to destroy the world with your dramas prematurely.

When he vanished, silence hung between you once again

Famine slowly touched your hand, as if he still couldn't believe he could do it

On earth you died, so now you are in heaven, you are a demon, there are two types of creatures in heaven: horsemen and mortals, that is, mestizos, either angels or demons, and of course the Mother of Life, the mother of the 4 horsemen: Death, War, Famine and Plague, Sammy Adi's friends Dino (boys), Mimi (girl), and stepfather Venichnost, and your mother Rebecca